Ian Warren
Instructor
About Me
Ian is a passionate game designer and developer with a strong professional foundation, a staunch love for the creative process, and a versatile skill set cultivated across multiple industry-standard game engines. He has similar grounding in and dedication to the classroom, developing educational games and leading a variety of community- and resource-oriented events and groups as he strives to combine the two arenas in a holistic, engaging way. Above all, Ian believes GameU offers the kind of experience he himself would have greatly benefited from in his own childhood; as such, he is truly excited about helping students explore their passions and learn vital skills for their future while doing so!
In his free time, Ian enjoys working on independent projects, making films, and playing Nintendo games.
Achievements
- Holds a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Denver, with minors in Mathematics and Emergent Digital Practices
- Lead Designer for Developer’s Day Off!, an educational puzzle platformer where players solve problems by manipulating the game’s code
- Designer and programmer for Do Good Games, where he contributed significantly to Star Charger’s design
- Created no fewer than five digital prototypes and a mod for the game Celeste
- President and co-founder of the DU Game Development Society, where he organized and hosted three sites for the Global Game Jam
- Hosted DU Arcade, an independent game expo, along with a Discord server dedicated to providing educational resources and interdisciplinary connections
- Managed weekly Game Development workshops
- Hosted and participated in multiple popular game jams and was one of twenty people worldwide to receive a scholarship for GDC
- Expert across multiple programs, platforms, and languages, including Unity, Unreal Engine, Godot, Minecraft, C#, C++, Java, Python, GDScript, Construct 3, Scratch, Adobe Photoshop, Aseprite, Final Cut Pro, and DaVinci Resolve